Lithuania
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In Lithuania Adult Education is regulated under the Law for Non-formal adult education and Continuing education and recognized as a strategic priority of the Lithuanian state. However, concrete policy initiatives remain scarce. Limited information and availability is one of the challenges, leaving participation in adult education below EU average, at a rate of 6%.
Lithuania country reports
Lithuania 2020
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Developments: No significant adult education policy developments in Lithuania
Posted: 2020-11-23 / Category: Lithuania 2020 / Tags:The situation of adult education in Lithuania has stayed the same over the last year and there have been no new policies or innovations in adult education. The funding situation of the Lithuanian Association of Adult Education (LAAE) did not chang...
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Challenges: New non-formal education law
Posted: 2020-11-23 / Category: Lithuania 2020 / Tags: legislationOne of the main challenges in Lithuania is to improve the system of lifelong learning and raise the importance of adult education in the country. A system for validation of non-formal education would further this endeavour.
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2019
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Lithuania introduction
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: participationLithuania keeps fighting the low levels of adult participation in learning by working on re-structuring its educational system and offering more opportunities in professional development for adults.Â
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Recent developments in Lithuania
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: lifelong learning digital skillsCurrent goals and standards for adult education in Lithuania are set in development strategy Lithuania 2030 and National Education Strategy 2013-2022. The focus of both documents is to develop a well-functioning educational system that allows and...
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Links to EU and international policy in Lithuania
The strategies, developed by Lithuanian state, reflect the general stream of policies in education in the EU and the world. As mentioned in the previous section, Lithuania is focusing on promoting lifelong learning, and thus it established several...
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Challenges and recommendations in Lithuania
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: non-formal learningThe programme for strengthening non-formal adult education and continuing training for 2016-2023 set a goal of achieving 12% of the adult population involved in learning by 2023. For the following years, shifting the remaining 6% to 12% will conti...